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John Lennon Hated Yellow T-ShirtsFurious with the cleaners for turning his brand new white shirt yellow, John Lennon penned this aggressive note to express his dissatisfaction, and rule out the possibility of it being due to Mrs. Yoko Ono’s pit stains.  This is the first time I’ve ever heard about Asians having the sweat glands of a cat! Interesting. Popularity: unranked [?]
Yoko Ono Fights Parole for John Lennon’s KillerYoko Ono will again oppose the release of the man who nearly 30 years ago killed her husband, former Beatle John Lennon, and who comes up for parole next month, her lawyer said.  Ono has consistently opposed parole for Mark David Chapman and has again sent a letter to the parole board, her lawyer, Peter Shukat, told the Daily News. “Her position has not changed,” Shukat said in an article published Tuesday. Lennon was shot to death on December 8, 1980, outside the famed Dakota apartment building just west of Central Park as he and Ono returned home from a recording session. Chapman — now 55 and serving a 20-years-to-life sentence for the slaying — is scheduled to be interviewed by a three-member parole board panel during the week of August 9. It will be his sixth bid for parole. Shukat refused to say whether Ono’s most recent letter to the board is the same one she has submitted every two years since Chapman first became eligible for parole in 2000.  In that letter, Ono wrote that if Chapman is released, “I am afraid it will bring back the nightmare, the chaos and confusion once again. Myself and John’s two sons would not feel safe for the rest of our lives.” She also wrote that Chapman would not be safe if allowed back on the streets. Due to his notoriety, Chapman is kept in a special unit apart from the upstate Attica prison’s general population. He works as a porter, cleaning up offices, and assists inmates in one of the prison’s law libraries. Despite some early minor prison violations, Chapman’s record has been clean since 1994, the Daily News said. Robert Gangi, head of the prisoners’ rights group, Correctional Association of America, doubts Chapman will be released because of the public outrage it would cause. “Given that he committed a high-profile crime and he killed one of the most famous and most beloved figures literally in the world, it’s highly unlikely three parole commissioners would vote to grant him release,” Gangi told the News. Lennon would have been 70 this October. source: Yoko Ono opposes parole for John Lennon’s killer [reuters] Popularity: unranked [?]
Sean Lennon & Kemp Muhl Recreate Nude John Lennon & Yoko Ono PhotoJohn Lennon’s son Sean is paying homage to the portrait of him and Yoko Ono on the cover of the December 1980 issue of “Rolling Stone” magazine. Instead of being nude for the photo, Sean is dressed, while the model, who reminds me of Fiona Apple, is nude. Here’s the original:  And the recreated version (NSFW after the jump):  It just seems so contrived and unnatural. The original photo was done by Anne Leibovitz and was iconic, as John was nude and in the fetal position. Have a look at the uncensored version, after the jump: Popularity: unranked [?]
John Lennon Exhibit To Feature Bloodstained ClothesA New York exhibit centered around the life of John Lennon will feature a paper bag filled with the late singer’s bloody clothes from the day of his death. 
Widow Yoko Ono, who said she feared “criticism” for the exhibit, also said, “I know it’s a kind of a sad and very poignant kind of paradox, I think, that he loved this place so much and this is where he was killed.” She said she was still coming to terms with Lennon’s death. “If it was a slow a process we could have talked about it or something,” she added. Popularity: unranked [?] Paul McCartney Furious Over John Lennon ‘Gay Lust’ BookSir Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono are furious after a new book they helped with accuses John Lennon of wanting a gay relationship with Macca.  The book also alleges that Lennon fantasized about sleeping with his mother. Yoko, 75, agreed to be interviewed for John Lennon: The Life, written by respected Beatles author Philip Norman, McCartney also co-operated. But she and Macca are now distancing themselves from it and Yoko has withdrawn her endorsement. A friend said: “Both Sir Paul and Yoko are extremely angry and upset.” source: Paul McCartney and Yoko furious over John Lennon’s ‘gay lust’ book [mirror] Popularity: unranked [?]
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